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Pirate Brew 3/31: Baseball's Series Win over Rice
The baseball team won its series over Rice.
Good morning. Big wins and historic wins from the Pirates this weekend. What else would we expect?
What else are we mixing into today's Brew?
⚾️ Series win over Rice
🥍 Historic win
🏴☠️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
You've seen him pitch tonight, you've seen him record a hit tonight, now watch @JakeHunter_19 score a run in the 11th inning
— ECU Baseball (@ECUBaseball)
12:51 AM • Mar 30, 2025
🔼 Diamond Wins. The baseball team won game one against Rice 4-2. Ethan Norby threw seven innings and nine strikeouts. Alex Bouche clubbed his fourth home run of the season. The Pirates won 5-3 in extra innings. Right-handed pitcher Jake Hunter is the first ECU pitcher to register a hit since 2022. The men finished out the series with an 8-5 win.
HISTORY MADE 👏
A goal by Riley Matthiesen in overtime allows @eculax to defeat Temple for the first time EVER.
#NCAAWLAX x 🎥 ESPN+
— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX)
6:57 PM • Mar 29, 2025
🔼 Historic Win. The lacrosse team beat Temple 11-10. This is the first time in eight tries that the Pirates beat the Owls. The game went into overtime and Riley Matthiesen scored the game-winning goal. 🥍 Here’s more about the win.
🔼 Homers! The softball team played Charlotte this past weekend. The Pirates fell in game one 11-2, won game two 15-7 and lost game three 3-5. Emma Jackson went 4-for-5 with five RBIs including three home runs in the victory.
🔼 Victory! The women’s tennis team beat Elon 4-3. The team won the doubles point and three singles matches. The Pirates also beat Hampton 7-0.
🔼 Runner-Up. The men’s golf team finished second at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate. The Pirates had a team score of 850 (-14). Four golfers finished in the top 10 individually: Holden Rucker, Philip Linberg Bondestad, Tyler DeChillis and Like Mosley.
🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA
True or False.
The softball team’s seven home runs in the second game against Charlotte tied for the second most home runs in a game in American Athletic Conference softball history.
Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew Hot ‘n’ Fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…
🏴☠️ Big Ten. The track & field team competed in the 11th Annual Bill Carson Invitational. The team earned 10 event wins. Team scores were not kept for the 2025 edition of the meet. Jared Harrell won the men’s long jump. Alex Sawyer won the 800m.
📅 THE DAYS AHEAD
Monday, March 31
⛳️ Women’s Golf Ironwood Invitational
Tuesday, April 1
⛳️ Women’s Golf Ironwood Invitational
🥍 Lacrosse at Clemson @ 5pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at UNCW @ 6pm ET | Live Stats
Wednesday, April 2
🥎 Softball vs. Norfolk State @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Elon @ 6pm ET | Live Stats
Friday, April 4
👟 Track & Field Florida Relays
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Charlotte @ 3pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Memphis @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 6pm ET | Live Stats
Saturday, April 5
👟 Track & Field Florida Relays
🥍 Lacrosse at Old Dominion @ 12pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at UNC Greensboro @ 1pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Memphis @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
Sunday, April 6
🥎 Softball vs. Memphis @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: True!
🏴☠️ Have a great Monday, y’all!